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Finally got around to installing a power steering cooler on my 98. Refilled with Royal Purple PS fluid. Shot the reservoir with a temp gun after doing several minutes of low speed turning to really work the pump hard. Weather was upper 80's and sunny: before = 218 degrees, after = 187 degrees.
Well not today, but this weekend. Finally completed header install. Plug wires, oil dip stick tube, reinstall passenger coil pack, AIR tube, PCM, y-pipe, new O2 sensors, then put in new fuel filter. Car started right up and idle smoothed out quickly. Took short ride around and tune is nice. Sound of car is a little more aggressive and just slightly louder but not obnoxious. I have to route the O2 sensors better and the back exhaust is now hitting somewhere after hooking up to y, but that to sort out another day. What a pain in the butt it was to just put the oil dip stick tube in, and the plug wires on the passenger side. Oh and the AIR tube on that side, couldn't get it to sit and line up but finally got it after dropping the bolt about 5 times and them not dropping to the floor. Looking forward to taking it out for a proper test drive.
After nearly 20 years of topping off my 'vert top pump fluid every few years, I finally removed the pump, located the leak and hopefully fixed it. It appears that some dirt had settled at the bottom of the plastic reservoir and worked its way into the o-ring seal. I pulled everything apart, cleaned out the dirt, made sure the sealing surfaces and o-ring were in good shape and put it all back together. Fingers crossed that this fixed it!
After nearly 20 years of topping off my 'vert top pump fluid every few years, I finally removed the pump, located the leak and hopefully fixed it. It appears that some dirt had settled at the bottom of the plastic reservoir and worked its way into the o-ring seal. I pulled everything apart, cleaned out the dirt, made sure the sealing surfaces and o-ring were in good shape and put it all back together. Fingers crossed that this fixed it!
Wow, I thought I owned my 4th gen fbody vert for a long time, good luck with that, knock on wood mine has never leaked!
you guys have any suggestions on a pretty way to tie up an engine harness. Pics maybe more appropriate, but I deleted my AC and put my panel in, so the harness was draped across ac box in the engine bay now its sagging down into view. Im trying ti figure out a way to secure it to the underside of the wiper cowl
Got some Torq Thrust II wheels. 315s out back May need to roll the fenders though. We'll see.
If you got the correct off set rear wheels you should not need to roll your fenders, in all the years I ran 315s on my 11" tt2s which was before these 19's, I never had one issue w/tires rubbing, YMMV.
If you got the correct off set rear wheels you should not need to roll your fenders, in all the years I ran 315s on my 11" tt2s which was before these 19's, I never had one issue w/tires rubbing, YMMV.
If you got the correct off set rear wheels you should not need to roll your fenders, in all the years I ran 315s on my 11" tt2s which was before these 19's, I never had one issue w/tires rubbing, YMMV.
Is your car lowered or stock height?
I got them off the classifieds here and they came off an F body. Not sure of the offset though. Have not driven it yet, it's been raining.
I have to be honest, it has been so long ago I would either have to go look in my storage container as they are buried in there or look in the wheel and tires thread on this forum
Took her out with the new wheels. No rubbing so I think I'm good to go. Love the new set up.
Also got the Mazda HVAC control ***** modded and installed tonight.
07-27-2018, 09:30 PM
